Quoted: President Obama on ‘House of Cards’

By The Reliable SourceBy The Reliable SourceDecember 17, 2013

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“I wish things were that ruthlessly efficient.”

— President Obama on the political process in Netflix’s thriller, “House of Cards.” Before a meeting with technology company chief executives (including Netflix chief Reed Hastings), Obama said he wants a sneak preview of the second season, reports the Hill, and joked that he admires Kevin Spacey’s devious majority whip character: “I was thinking, ‘Man, this guy’s getting a lot of stuff done.’”